Environmental Service Tech - Housekeeping - All Shifts

Stormont Vail Health; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, KS is seeking a full-time Services Technician to perform a wide range of internal duties including cleaning patient rooms, restrooms, and offices to ensure a safe, sanitary environment. You will clean and maintain equipment, manage hazardous waste and chemicals, set up and dismantle areas, and support daily operations across departments.

This non-exempt role requires basic reading and instruction-following abilities, respect for patient privacy, adherence to

Qualifications

• Experience in a service industry (preferred)
• Experience working in a hospital (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Performs daily cleaning of patient rooms, offices, restrooms, shared spaces, and/or floors; may include cleaning isolation rooms.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Handles hazardous waste properly.
• Handles, stores, and dilutes chemicals as necessary.
• Performs area/room set up and dismantling.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Follow simple instructions

Repetitive motions

Respect patient rights

Policy adherence

Job description

Position Status:

Full time

Shift:

Variable Less than 12 hour shift (United States of America)

Hours per week:

40

Job Information

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview

Services Technicians perform a wide range of duties internally to ensure the ongoing operation of the organization. Duties can range between sanitation, laundry, and nutritional services. This position cleans patient rooms, restrooms, and offices throughout the health center. Maintains floors and corridors.

Experience Qualifications

• Experience in a service industry. Preferred
• Experience working in a hospital. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three- syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables. (Required proficiency)
• Able to do repetitive motions. (Required proficiency)
• Understands and shows respect for patient’s rights, including confidentiality of patient information. (Required proficiency)
• Adheres to all Stormont Vail polices and procedures. Follows dress code and attendance policies. (Required proficiency)

What you will do

• Performs daily cleaning of patient rooms, offices, restrooms, shared spaces, and/or floors. This may include cleaning isolation rooms.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Handles hazardous waste properly.
• Handles, stores, and dilutes chemicals as necessary.
• Performs area/room set up and dismantling.

Travel Requirements

• 20% Delivery and pick-up; dependent upon department need.

Required for All Jobs

• Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
• Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options

• Position is Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

• Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
• Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
• Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
• Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
• Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

• On-Site; No Remote

Scope

• No Supervisory Responsibility
• No Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands

• Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Carrying: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Climbing (Stairs): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Crawling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Driving (Automatic): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Driving (Standard): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Feeling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Grasping (Gross Hand): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Handling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Hearing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Kneeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Lifting: Frequently 3-5 Hours up to 50 lbs
• Operate Foot Controls: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Repetitive Motions: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Sitting: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Stooping: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Talking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Walking: Frequently 3-5 Hours

Physical Demand Comments:

Incumbent may drive between facility locations for delivery and pick-up. May need to push or pull up to 200 pounds when transporting materials.

Working Conditions

• Burn: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Chemical: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Combative Patients: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Dusts: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Electrical: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Extreme Temperatures: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Mechanical: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Needle Stick: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Noise/Sounds: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Other Atmospheric Conditions: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Radiant Energy: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Hazards (other): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Vibration: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Wet and/or Humid: Occasionally 1-3 Hours

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.

Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.